CNBC Economy / Updates
- Canada's retaliatory tariffs worth $27.6 billion take effect as trade rift with U.S. deepens September 8, 2026Duties on U.S. steel and aluminum products have doubled to 50% as a war of words between Washington and Ottawa continues.
- China's imports in August miss estimates as calls for rebalancing trade grow September 8, 2026China's exports and imports gathered momentum in August, as the world's second-largest economy faces mounting pressure to rebalance trade.
- Japan's foreign reserves drop by a record $80 billion in August following yen intervention September 7, 2026Finance ministry data showed that Japan's official foreign reserves stand at $1.207 trillion, down from July's figure of $1.287 trillion.